School in forest

Pre-K, kindergarten and first-grade aged children show up to Woodsong Forest School ready to learn. Rather than sneakers, they wear hiking boots. Instead of pencils, they carry magnifying glasses.

amazing.. and a good reason to finally learn strobe lighting.

Image 10 of 33 from gallery of Korea National Arboretum Children's Forest School / GEEUMPLUS. Photograph by Hoonkoo Lee

The concept of the school in the forest: the key to education in a time of great environmental challenges?

What do you do with a low-income school, a few donated garden boxes, and no funding for plants or supplies? To this question, teachers Debbie Rutledge-Lockyear and Janet White’s response was confident. You make it work. When they received the garden boxes, the teachers began dreaming of creating a community garden where they could give their […]

Finnish researchers just published the first big test of the “biodiversity hypothesis”—that exposure to the microbes in dirt is good for young immune systems.

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If I had a choice I would send my children to a Montessori Forest School. It feels like the best of both worlds! Although my children attend a Montessori school with teachers who endeavour to create a deep connection to nature, they don't have the daily outdoors exposure and contact with nature that I would like or that I feel is needed. Most Montessori schools have outdoor classrooms, in which the children can come and go as they like. Some 'outdoor classrooms' are fabulous and are…

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Day 64 . . . . . A school bus drives through a rainy forest road on a dark night, the only light coming from its headlights. The scene is serene and beautiful, with the raindrops glistening on the leaves and the headlights casting long shadows on the road. It's a reminder that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope and beauty to be found. . . . . . Follow @venom.creationedits iPhone Users Pinch To Zoom It In Full Size Image . . . . . #digitalart #art #artwork #illustration…

This is a guest post from Julie Fyles of www.topmums.co.uk Not everyone will know where their nearest Forest School is, indeed not everyone will have ever heard of Forest Schools. I hadn’t until we started looking

“Korea National Arboretum Children's Forest School” is used as an educational and exhibition space to inform children about the importance of forests and the environment in a fun and easy way through the building and the exhibition of outdoor spaces. The architectural concept is based on the biophilic design in which nature, ecosystem and architecture coexist. The first starting point of this project is the harmony between the building and the existing trees. We preserve the old fir and…

Whether you’re looking to begin a Forest School routine, connect children to nature, or integrate writing with play, this post outlines ways to begin.

A kindergarten class has story time outside in the woods!

Tree climbing

Ecology Explorers - Woodland Classroom